Colorado Nonprofit Association

Donor Relations Advisor

Position Salary Range $ 65,155.67 /year – $ 82,537.25 /year

Starting Pay Although our full pay range is included above, the budgeted hiring range for this position is $ 65,155.67 /year – $ 73,846.46 /year.

Position Type: Full-time Salaried, Exempt

Remote vs. On-site: 80%/20%. You will be in the office once a week.

(The team also does Flex Fridays after 6 months)

Am I a requiered driver? No

Will I supervise others in this position? No

Travel Information: About 80% of your work will be remote however there is an occasional travel component within CO, NM, and NV to meet with Donors and events (depending on Donor’s preference these meetings can be virtual as well).

Success: You will know you are successful when you have built strong relationships with midlevel donors that have resulted in gifts to our organizations, and when you are continuously making new connections with prospective donors.

Snapshot: Your days will be filled with strategic meetings with current and prospective donors, senior development, executive, and program staff, and key volunteers with a focus on elevating current giving and completing solicitations for major gifts in support of PPRM priorities. You may attend meetings and events before and after business hours and may work some evenings and weekends. You will travel throughout our affiliate region occasionally.

Qualifications: You have 2 years of experience in fundraising. You enjoy cultivating relationships with new people and are committed to providing high-level customer service. You are willing and able to travel on occasion and have the ability to work evenings and weekends when needed. You have used fundraising software before and are tech-savvy. If you have used Raiser’s Edge, and/or are bilingual (Spanish) that is a plus.

Key Approaches to the Work:

Inclusion and equity champion

Communication

Collaborative Relationship Builder

Primary Areas of Responsibility/Essential Functions:

Manage Donor Portfolio: You are responsible for managing a portfolio of donors, strategically spending your time focused on renewals and new gifts from donors with the potential to give midlevel gifts ($1,000 – $9,999). You engage in direct solicitation work as well as behind-the-scenes research and preparation that enables effective fundraising. Included in your responsibilities, you will:

• Spend 60% of your time working on moving these donors/prospects toward a major gift by actively looking for opportunities to solicit support like orchestrating and/or participate in face-to-face solicitations with current and potential midlevel donors through multi-channel engagement efforts and regular written and verbal communication.
• Work with prospect research staff to broaden base of potential supporters and coordinate with development staff in the cultivation, identification, and upgrade of donors.
• Keep meticulous records of donor contacts and outcomes in the database as prescribed in team standard operating procedures.
• Work closely in coordination with the Director of Donor Relations & Operations on all written fundraising efforts to ensure seamless and coordinated communications.

Contribute to the Team: You’re an active member and contributor to the Development team, bringing your skills and capacity to collective efforts where you can have impact. Your willingness to collaborate makes you an essential member of the team’s success. You will:

• Work with annual fund programming, implement midlevel fund development programs that support the ongoing operating budget, including soliciting financial support, encouraging event participation, and leveraging engagement opportunities among identified supporter group segments.
• Support the team environment with ideas and skills as required by team direction
• Learn about the Community Centric (CCF) model of fundraising and collaborate with the Director of Donor Relations & Operations toward a blending of CCF and donor-centric principles.
• Because Development is a relationship-based field, staff will be in office together one day a week.

Abortion Care: We all work in abortion care, whether it is referrals, information, education, counseling, performing, scheduling, etc. In this role, you will generate financial support for PPRM’s programs in support all the work we do including Abortion Care.